New Pebble watch uses e-paper...in colour!

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Nate the great

Garmin is using JDI screens, yes. I didn't know they were using a custom size, though, just the one mentioned in the press release. That increases the chance that the new pTime is using a JDI screen. Agreed.

Sidenote: Am I the only one who wishes Pebble would just come out and tell us?

Do you think anyone actually cares? When I buy a device it's a matter of complete irrelevance to me who manufactures its components.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Nate the great

Sidenote: Am I the only one who wishes Pebble would just come out and tell us?

I'd like to know too. What kind of technology is backlit e-paper?

[BearMountainBooks]

Are the pebble watches referred to as pebbles or do they have a model name (like the wavecatcher for the casio?)

[Dylrob]

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Are the pebble watches referred to as pebbles or do they have a model name (like the wavecatcher for the casio?)

They're called Pebbles.

[Nate the great]

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Are the pebble watches referred to as pebbles or do they have a model name (like the wavecatcher for the casio?)

There's the Pebble, the Pebble Steel, and the Pebble Time (which just launched).

[BearMountainBooks]

Thanks. Am reading up on them. Interesting.

[tubemonkey]

The first one should've been called Pebbles and the Steel should've been called Bamm Bamm

[BearMountainBooks]

Is the GPS function an actual map? If you want to get directions, can you get them directly from the watch or do you have to input the address from a tablet/phone/whatever? This assumes you have already loaded the GPS app on the watch.

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Do you think anyone actually cares? When I buy a device it's a matter of complete irrelevance to me who manufactures its components.

Knowing who manufactured the components can tell you what the end product will be like. Perhaps some people actually care about the quality of their devices -- an excellent example would be the many who build their own computers. Apparently they care a lot about who manufactures the components.

[wodin]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

The first one should've been called Pebbles and the Steel should've been called Bamm Bamm

Would that make the new one Dino?

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by wodin

Would that make the new one Dino?

But, of course

The PT has raised $14 million and is now in first place.

[tubemonkey]

Two new additions -- Pebble Time Steel and Smartstraps.

For the Steel, they've added new pricing levels of various combinations.

Smartstraps

Rather than trying to shove every sensor and doohickey into the Pebble Time, we decided to keep the watch simple and functional and give our incredible maker and developer community the opportunity to build from there. Up until now, if you wanted it all you had to compromise…on battery life, size, design or feature set. Not anymore.

That’s why we created Pebble smartstraps. It’s simple: straps can now contain electronics and sensors to interface directly with apps running on Pebble Time.

Now everything is possible -- GPS, heart rate monitor, NFC, battery extension, you name it! Accessory makers can create all of these. Not only that, it’s so easy to change straps (5 - 10 seconds) that you could swap them in and out on your way to the gym, before going on vacation, or even while getting into your car.

[ballfresno]

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Is the GPS function an actual map? If you want to get directions, can you get them directly from the watch or do you have to input the address from a tablet/phone/whatever? This assumes you have already loaded the GPS app on the watch.

The Pebble is, in many ways, a dumb smartwatch...

It definitely does not have GPS hardware so relies on the phone for location. However, you can have the directions shown on the watch which is great for cyling: the phone can remain in your bag or pocket, for instance, and the battery consumption of the watch face is significantly less than the consumption of any smartphone display!

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by ballfresno

It definitely does not have GPS hardware so relies on the phone for location.

It can have it with the new smartstraps, if someone develops it.

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by ballfresno

The Pebble is, in many ways, a dumb smartwatch...

It definitely does not have GPS hardware so relies on the phone for location. However, you can have the directions shown on the watch which is great for cyling: the phone can remain in your bag or pocket, for instance, and the battery consumption of the watch face is significantly less than the consumption of any smartphone display!

Interesting. (ANd thanks to tubemonkey as well). I can see someone programming one of these for special circumstances, but also that for many it's like a remote monitor showing functions running elsewhere (backpack).

Thanks.